Spelling in English Grammar - Complete Guide for SSC Exams

What is Spelling in English Grammar?

Spelling means writing words correctly with correct letters in correct order. Example: Accommodation has double c and double m, not accomodation. Beautiful has e after bea, not beautful. In English spelling is difficult because pronunciation and spelling are different. Example: Knight has silent k, Psychology has silent p, Honest has silent h, Island has silent s. In SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, Railway, Banking, CTET spelling questions are asked. Two types: First type: Find correct spelling from four options. Example: Options: A) Occasion B) Occassion C) Ocassion D) Ocasion - Correct is A) Occasion. Second type: Find incorrect spelling. Example: A) Committee B) Commission C) Comittee D) Commitment - Incorrect is C) Comittee, correct is Committee. Common errors: Double letter errors - Accommodation, Occasion, Committee, Successful, Possession all have double letters. Vowel errors - Receive, Believe, Achieve follow i before e except after c rule. Silent letter errors - Knowledge silent k, Honest silent h, Doubt silent b.

Types of Spelling Errors

Commonly Misspelled Words, Correct and Incorrect Spelling Identification

Commonly Misspelled Words: Accommodation - students write Accomodation missing one m, correct double c double m. Occasion - students write Occassion double s, correct double c single s. Committee - students write Comittee missing one m one t, correct double m double t double e. Successful - students write Sucessful missing one c, correct double c double s. Possession - students write Posession missing one s, correct double s double s. Definitely - students write Definately with a, correct Definitely with i. Separate - students write Seperate with e, correct Separate with a. Receive - students write Recieve with e before i, correct Receive i before e except after c rule. Correct Spelling Identification: In exam four spellings given, find correct one. Example: A) Embarrass B) Embaras C) Embarass D) Embarras - Correct is Embarrass double r double s. Incorrect Spelling Identification: Four words given, find wrong spelling. Example: A) Accommodate B) Occasion C) Comittee D) Possession - Wrong is Comittee, correct Committee.

Vowel-Based Spelling Errors, Double Letter Errors, Silent Letter Errors

Vowel-Based Spelling Errors: Vowel errors are common due to confusion of a e i o u. Receive vs Recieve - i before e except after c, so Receive correct because c comes before, e before i. Believe - i before e, no c before, so ie correct, not ei. Achieve - i before e, ie correct. Separate - a after par, Separate with a, not e. Definitely - i after fin, Definitely with i, not a. Double Letter Errors: Double letters are most confusing. Accommodation - double c double m, Ac com mo da tion. Occurrence - double c double r, Occurrence. Committee - double m double t double e, Com mit tee. Successful - double c double s single l? Actually double c double s? Successful double c double s? No, Successful double c? Yes suc cess ful double c double s. Possession - double s double s, Possession. Embarrass - double r double s, Embarrass. Silent Letter Errors: Silent letters are letters not pronounced. Knowledge - k is silent, Knowledge, k not pronounced. Honest - h is silent, Honest, h not pronounced. Hour - h silent. Psychology - p silent, Psychology, p not pronounced. Doubt - b silent, Doubt, b not pronounced. Island - s silent, Island, s not pronounced. Wednesday - d silent? Wednesday d silent? Actually Wednesday d silent? Yes Wednesday.

Prefix and Suffix Spelling, Confusing Spellings, British and Standard English

Prefix and Suffix Spelling: Prefix is added before word, Suffix after word. Unnecessary - Un + necessary, Unnecessary double n? Unnecessary double n double s. Irrelevant - Ir + relevant, Irrelevant double r. Misspell - Mis + spell, Misspell double s. Beautiful - Beauty + ful, Beauty y becomes i, Beautiful, ful not full. Successfully - Success + fully, Successfully double s? Successfully. Confusing Spellings: Some words confuse due to similar pronunciation. Principal vs Principle - Principal is head of school, Principle is rule. Stationary vs Stationery - Stationary means not moving, Stationery means paper and pen. Complement vs Compliment - Complement means complete, Compliment means praise. Advice vs Advise - Advice is noun, Advise is verb. British and Standard English Spellings: British spelling uses ou, ise, re. Colour British, Color American. Honour British, Honor American. Organise British, Organize American. Centre British, Center American. Favour British, Favor American. Behaviour British, Behavior American. SSC exams follow British spelling mostly, so use Colour, Honour, Organise, Centre. But both are accepted generally, but SSC prefers British. Frequently Asked Spelling Words: Accommodation, Occasion, Committee, Successful, Possession, Embarrass, Definitely, Separate, Receive, Believe, Achieve, Necessary, Occurrence, Beginning, Privilege, Harassment, Maintenance, Millennium, Recommend, Relevant.

Tips for Spelling in SSC Exams

1) Learn 100 most frequently asked SSC spellings by heart - Accommodation, Occasion, Committee, Successful, Possession, Embarrass, Definitely, Separate, Receive, Believe, Achieve, Necessary, Occurrence, Beginning, Privilege, Harassment, Maintenance, Millennium, Recommend, Relevant, Bureau, Colonel, Privilege, Questionnaire, Liaison. 2) Break word into parts - Ac com mo da tion helps remember double c double m. Com mit tee helps remember double m double t double e. 3) Use i before e except after c rule - Believe ie, Achieve ie, Receive ei because after c, e before i. 4) Practice previous year SSC CGL CHSL papers - same spellings repeat every year. 5) Write spelling 10 times to remember - writing helps memory more than reading.